Week 9: The Better Half

[fleeceblankie]

Think I'm going for a walk now
I feel a little unsteady
I don't want no one to follow me
Except maybe you

Every time I hear the words "better half," I automatically think of this song. "Untouchable Face" by Ani DiFranco.

I could make you happy, you know

Comments

[cacophonesque]

Love that song, and I've sang it to myself many a time. Sometimes it's hard to rationalize our emotions.

[alycewilson]

I think this is my favorite piece of yours. My sister is a big Ani DiFranco fan, and I know the song you're talking about.

[drippedonpaper]

I've been there.

And yes, when feelings aren't returned, the friendship can't go back. I wish it could, in some ways. But looking back (way back, this was long ago) the underlying feelings WERE kind of part of how I felt about the friend and untangling one from another...it's hard to know what is true and what isn't.

But yes, it's very hard to see them with their better half..which isn't you:(

I'm so sorry that happened to you. Healing...takes time. But, you're not alone in having a hard time staying friends. It's hard to interact without feeling the hurt of rejection all over again.

You're not "dumb" for feeling that way (as you say) Just human. That's..common, I think, after a deep love.

[imafarmgirl]

Sometimes it amazes me the tortures we all put ourselves through.